Project Manager in Earth Observation / Imaging Spectroscopy

The post includes the project management of a European Space Agency (ESA)-funded project to further develop the science case of a new, innovative satellite mission idea to improve capabilities to monitor global biodiversity. With the BioScale project, we want to address the scientific questions around the scaling of (long-term) biodiversity assessments, with Sentinel-2 and the future CHIME mission in mind, as well as understanding how to distinguish the “living” part of a signal from sensor-specific and observational effects.

We are looking for a scientist/engineer ideally holding a PhD or similar experience in Earth Observation, Remote Sensing, or similar fields. In addition, experience working in the domains of biodiversity-related research, imaging spectroscopy / hyperspectral, or satellite mission (design) is highly desired. Criteria for the position: Experience in imaging spectroscopy / hyperspectral data • Experience with radiative transfer modelling / DART simulations • Experience with ESA-type projects and/or a strong background in project planning and realization (project management) • Analytical and systematic thinking, with a solid mathematical background • Innovative and critical, out-of-the-box thinking, curiosity, strong motivation to learn new things • Background in remote sensing-based biodiversity-related research • Strong communication skills for a (truly) interdisciplinary team and to handle user-oriented communication • Experience in satellite mission design What we offer: Embedding in an extremely motivated, need-driven and innovative project team • Technical work on research questions and engineering development regarding the mission idea • A flexible and agile work environment to allow for creative ideas • Guidance to learn managing an ESA project and navigating in the space community • An interdisciplinary team and work environment and a supportive team culture • Opportunity to evolve in a transdisciplinary team, including engineers, natural scientists and industry partners